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And everyone here got an A in English, right?
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Don't like the ellipses or the phone-fingers?
And everyone here got an A in English, right?
I'm sure I did. Phones kill me on the typing at work.
And your 2 exceeds my 1.
My math is right.
Supposedly at the Super Bowl luncheon:
Benson: "what's the name again?"
Rita: "Hornets"
"Oh yeah we changin dat as soon as possible" :coolg:
A in English. No way Jose. I am terrible in English, and I am sorry for all of you who have to read my thoughts.
Love it. :coolg:
I'm really going to miss seeing the Fleur-de-Bee on the hardwood.:crytear:
I know I'm an outsider, and I really do try to limit my posts here, but I thought y'all might be interested.
For the first time since all this craziness started, Jordan has specifically addressed a willingness to switch the name of his franchise to 'Hornets' when Benson pulls the trigger. The front office has offered vague/veiled implications that they'd be open to the change in the past, but never have they referenced Benson, NOLA, or the Hornets.
I think it's safe to say that he wouldn't be so forthright unless a deal was, for all intents and purposes, done. We're all ready to throw down up here :)
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...e-bobcats.html
I'm sure Benson's people have contacted them about a possible price tag on the brand. At the very least you just transfer the costs associated with rebranding on to Charlotte.
Fleur-de-Doo!
It will be a huge mistake if Benson pulls the trigger on a cheesy name change. Charlotte will jump on the Hornets brand so quick, and their fan base will double in seconds.
Because whatever name they decide upon, it will be cheesy. Hornets are one of the most popular brands in the NBA. Just like when the Thunder came out, very cheesy. In reality all that matters is how the team plays. If New Orleans plays well and becomes a powerhouse (like OKC has), a cheesy new name will not matter in the slightest.
And the reason Charlotte taking back the Hornets name is bad for New Orleans is simple. The Hornets are a popular brand, and most national fans will jump ship back to Charlotte I presume. New Orleans will lose thousands of fans immediately from their fan base. I don't think calling them the Pelicans is going to turn locals from New Orleans into rabid basketball fanatics. To me, there doesn't seem to be any benefit of a name change.
What? First of all, Hornets is not one of the most popular brands in the NBA, not even close. Second, you seem to assume that fans will jump teams based simply on the name of the team (i.e. will abandon New Orleans and become Charlotte fans if they get the Hornets name). None of this makes any sense.
That's because you're from Chicago.
Nothing to see here, just another generic fan whose allegiance is tied to a logo. You guys can feel free to go back rooting for the Charlotte Hornets. You won't be missed. Not by the other fans or by Benson and his piles and piles of money. Pretty sure an 85 year old couldn't care less about losing a few million on the margins and that's assuming his new brand doesn't sell like gangbusters throughout the Gulf South (which it probably will).
UGH. :mad:
Fleur-de-Brass sounds much better to me.
Unless Jordan gets some actual talent on the court in Charlotte, nothing else is going to matter. Believe me, seeing the Bobcats co-opt our team's history isn't going to sit well with all current Hornets' fans.
If you mean "we" as in most of the posters on Hornets Report, then I'd agree. But I've talked to quite a few hardcore Hornets fans who have stuck with the team through the move. There are going to be a lot of hard feelings about seeing another franchise branding itself with our history. Personally, I think that's going to be harder to swallow than Benson rebranding this team.
I think this Hornets "HISTORY" that you speak of is relative. First, all of that history, those memories that come to your mind are probably tied to the Charlotte era Hornets.
Every thing you say only makes a little bit of sense, the only fans that had any reason to be upset was the actual fans in Charlotte, they lost their team because of a crap bag of an owner and didn't get to keep the name in town.
Every time i see somebody on t.v., in a magazine or walking around town, even in this town wearing a throwback Charlotte Hornets hat it just reinforce the idea that this team needs to be rebranded, that history is not the history of the team that plays in New Orleans, the players, coaches and fans of the hornets.
The fact is you say "HISTORY", well if its history, that won't ever change it took place, it's memories that will always be there and they are all tied Charlotte.
The original name, logo and colors will be back where it belongs, if you have no ties to this city and the only thing that matters is the Hornets than it shouldn't matter to you where they play, actually it should mean more that it's old historical name will now return in it's complete form, obviously it doesn't matter who plays for the hornets right, because players have changed over the years.
But I think your biggest problem with just switching teams now once the rebrand happens is that this version of the hornets now have Anthony Davis among other young talent that's heading in the right direction and the idea of supporting the players on the current Bobcat's roster makes you sick right now.
I'll be blunt, regardless of the reaction: Charlotte needs to move on. I don't support "Bring back the buzz", and never will. In the future, perhaps all pro sports leagues will adopt rules to keep names/colors/logos in town, but what's done is done. The real Hornets left and they are never coming back.
Where you and I can never agree is that the Charlotte/New Orleans history of the Hornets isn't the same. That's the very reason why I'll still support this team even through a rebrand and would never support a new team in Charlotte called "the Hornets". I have no problem with people who support the hometown team, but my loyalty isn't tied to geography. It's about the franchise that I've loved since '94. If Benson suddenly moved the team to Saudi Arabia tomorrow, I'd still back the Tabuk Hornets.
And, no, I wouldn't cheer the Bobcats even if they established a dynasty.
I've been rooting for this team since Kelly Tripucka was the leading scorer. I assure you I am a bigger fan of the New Orleans Hornets than you will ever be. It will be a weird thing if this team becomes the "Pelicans" and Charlotte becomes the Hornets. I honestly don't know who I would root for. maybe both.
I just told my coworker who's from Charlotte about Benson rebranding the team soon. He was like GOOD!! He has a real bad taste in his mouth about the Hornets, mostly George Shinn. He felt sorry for us when they moved to N.O. He said he knew eventually he would run the team into the ground in NOLA too. He had me crackin up tho. He was like they sucked...the Charlotte Hornets always sucked. He said when he was in the 7th grade there was some contest they were doing where they had to sale candy. They told them that whoever sold the most candy would win a dinner with "an NBA team". They were all excited. He ended up winning. He said they announced the winner over the intercom and was like "Congradulations (my coworkers name)!! You just won a dinner with the Charlotte Hornets!!" He said it was like they sucked the life out of him. He wasn't even excited. I was DYIN!! I told him I didn't believe him. So came back like an hour later and he got his mom to text him the pic of him and some bench player she still had in the house. I asked him who the player was and he was like "I don't ******* know because I didn't care in the slightest. Do you see a smile on my face in the picture...no you just see dissapointment..."
I had tears in my eyes I was laughing so hard. This guy HATED that team while it was in Charlotte with a passion. LMAO!!!
I think most fans loved the Hornets while they were there. At least until the last season or two when things started going sour (mainly with Shinn). Out of the 14 seasons they were there I think they missed the playoffs like maybe 6 or 7 times so I wouldn't necessarily say they 'always sucked'. They also ranked #1 in attendance a couple of those seasons.
That was about as biopolar a comment as humanly possible.
Correct, Hunny. We led the league in attendance for 9 of 14 seasons, including 364 consecutive sellouts (in the league's largest basketball-only facility) between '88 and '97.
In the spectrum of Charlotte Hornet-fandom, Miss_318's friend sounds like a tall-tale-teller or an extreme negative outlier.
(Sorry if this veers things a little off-topic, just felt the neck hairs bristling and had to spit something out ;) )
You guys can have all the banners, records, jerseys, history, etc. I'll be happy to pack it all in boxes and drive it up myself once Benson rebrands the team. It should operate just like the Browns did in the NFL.
Dude, forget Charlotte. It was an unpleasant situation to be sure, but the city could have kept the Hornets if they had wanted it enough. The fact is fans stopped attending because they let Shinn's personal antics cloud their support to the team. Then the Hornets became a political pawn and that assured their move. I only feel sorry for the fans who supported the team through the Shinn cyclone and the move. For the fans who withdrew their support because the owner was a jerk, I have no sympathy. You should support the team through thick and thin, end of story.
And just because I feel like saying it--the Panthers suck.:2cents:
If this goes down, the Hornets brand are the NBA version of the Browns. Ask Cleveland fans how they feel about that.
People that live in and around the NOLA metro area for the most part want a new name. We understand what it's like for another city (Utah Jazz) to have our name.. Why not help them out. It mutually beneficial.
Rebrand! Rebrand! Rebrand!
J
Yeah I could tell that Shinn was the reason for most of his anger towards the team. Like I said e said he was happy for us that we have an actual owner now and are rebranding. I just thought it was a funny story cuz he was sooooo serious when he was telling me about it. LOL
After watching the game last night, I really think we should go with yellow as the primary color. It really stands out well on the court.
I was the worlds biggest Charlotte Hornets fan and can't wait until the name comes back home. Charlotte never stopped supporting the Hornets, what Charlotte didn't do was continue to support Shinn and build him a new hive.
The good people in New Orleans won't remember this but, before they were the New Orleans Hornets, Shinn had flirted with them one season earlier being the Norfolk Hornets, and the Louisville Hornets.
Also, our now NC Governor Pat McCroy, was then Charlotte Mayor. mcCroy tried unsuccessfully to negotiate with Shinn to keep the Hornets name in Charlotte and Shinn wouldn't negotiate.
The name returning will heal some deep wounds here in Charlotte.
Not to mention that with a new brand, they will need a whole new design for the court.
I found this for those who might find it delightful
http://www.teamontop.com/product/New...Shirt_20126361
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Its getting to the point where i truly would like to just keep the Hornets name. How OKC, and Brooklynn been lookig with rebranding, im kinda afraid how our new unis, and brand would look. Also, the arena is being filled with blue seats, so im assuming that rebranding is not something thats serious right now.
That's not getting to the point, Silv. You were ALWAYS at the point, I thought.
I don't care about how pretty you can make the logo or the color scheme.
Change the name!